Learning and Teaching with Preschoolers

Day Seventeen

We live in a fast-paced and pressure packed world. It could be a pretty daunting undertaking raising a family for some.​But if we create a classroom community with traditions and rituals it turns daunting into a community of supporting friends and meaningful relationships.

Rituals and traditions are a way of connecting to our students and their families on a deeper level. They create bonds and build relationships that can…

Boost children’s brain potential

Heal old wounds

Increase learning potential

Hold groups together

Strengthen attention spans

Strengthen social development

Strengthen bonds between adults and children

​When we take the time to incorporate rituals into our daily and weekly routines it fosters the development of loving, caring, and emotionally healthy children.

Here is a sample of a ritual that you can use with children throughout the day. ​

​Find more I Love Ritual by Becky A. Baily in her book I Love You Rituals.

Then throw in a splash of traditions throughout the year and you have the glue that holds all of the mosaic pieces of love together.

​Yearly traditions to consider

​Friendship March

Family Feast

Coco with Santa

Muffins for Moms

​Doughnuts for Dads ​

Task:​Think of part of your day and try to fit in at least two rituals or I love you rituals to your schedule.